Skullomania (スカロマニアSukaromania?), real name Saburo Nishikoyama (西小山 三郎 Nishikoyama Saburō?), is a video game character from the Street Fighter EX series, first appearing in the original Street Fighter EX. He is a third-rate businessman who takes up a superhero identity by donning a full-body skeleton suit.
Overview[]
Appearance[]
In Street Fighter EX, Skullomania's costume is simply a black body stocking with a skeleton motif printed on it. The Kamen Rider/"Skull Rider" image was enhanced in Street Fighter EX2, where Skullomania's costume gained a red scarf, gloves, and boots, as well as a belt almost identical to the Typhoon belt worn by Hayato Ichimonji, Kamen Rider #2. Both the belt and the forehead of Skullo's mask bear a stylized letter "S".
In his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile art, his gloves and boots are white, he no longer wears a belt and a gun holster on his right thigh and the "S" on his mask is orange instead of red.
In Fighting EX Layer, Skullomania remains largely the same in both of his appearances in Street Fighter EX and in his Shadaloo C.R.I. profile. His gloves are now black with a skeleton motif and his boots became shorter. The boots are black and white to match his black body stocking with a skeleton motif. He no longer has the "S" on his mask but retains his red scarf from Street Fighter EX2.
Personality[]
As his regular self, his meek, facile outlook makes him undistinguished. Once he dons his Skullomania persona, he becomes a heroic figure, despite the macabre motif, with a strong sense of justice. One thing that survives both persona phasing is his somewhat campy sense of humor and showboating.
History[]
Street Fighter EX series[]
Skullomania was once an average salesman called Saburo Nishikoyama. His superiors were not pleased with his results as a salesman. Down on his luck and constantly under pressure for results, he was forced to act in a hero show at the department store which employed him. During the performance, he felt an indescribable passion awaken within him, and decided to become a vigilante crime-fighter, swearing to protect the world from evil. As a result, he began to compete against top-ranked martial artists, fighting them on an even playing field.
In Skullomania's story mode in Street Fighter EX2, he sets out to defeat Garuda, whom he regards as a villain attempting to dominate the world. In his secret ending, Skullomania fights Shadowgeist, another vigilante with a different definition of justice. After defeating the vigilante, he exclaims; "I am Skullomania, the hero who fights for the sake of justice!!".
In Street Fighter EX2 Plus, it is revealed that Nishikoyama was promoted to the department manager at his job, but received a lot of criticism from his employees, who believe he was chosen to be a scapegoat. Whenever the stress of working gets too much for him to handle, he takes up the mantle of Skullomania and fights crime with an overwhelming sense of justice.
Other appearances[]
Fighting EX Layer[]
Skullomania appears as one of the playable characters in Fighting EX Layer, Arika's spiritual successor to the Street Fighter EX series.
After being promoted to a higher-level position at the department store he works at, Nishikoyama now lives a productive life as a salaryman. However, he has been troubled by the fact that he has been changing into his alter ego without any recollection of it happening. Nishikoyama's uneasiness causes him to given birth with new powers.
After defeating Shadowgeist, Skullomania is having a nightmare of seeing the Dark Organization are mass producing a clone versions of himself and states. "Why! Why are the Dark Heroes attacking in endless waves!?"
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy[]
A gender-swapped version of Skullomania appears as one of the two DLC guest characters (the other being Thief Arthur from Square Enix’s Million Arthur series) in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. Her reveal trailer is named "Friend or Foe? Enter the Skullolady!", which is a reference to Skullomania's ending in Street Fighter EX3.
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